一件青铜雕塑 - Gan - 有吉納法索 (沒有保留價)





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賣家描述
Gan Bronze Figures
Banfora region, southwestern Burkina Faso
Copper alloy, lost-wax casting
The two slender figures are rendered in a radically elongated style that borders on the linear. Narrow legs, rod-like arms, and tubular bodies support small, elongated heads with only suggested facial features. Raised rings articulate the arms, hips, and joints, adding a rhythmic accent to the fragile silhouettes. The female figure is distinguished by breasts, while the male figure displays a beard and genitals. The irregular, earth-toned oxidized surface retains traces of the casting process, lending the bodies an archaic materiality. Each figure was created as a unique casting using the lost-wax method; consequently, even works conceived as pairs exhibit individual variations.
The Gan (Kaaba/Kaa) people inhabit southwestern Burkina Faso, in the broader Banfora area near the borders with Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Metal art holds a prominent place in their material culture; Gan bronzes include jewelry, amulets, animal representations, figures, and objects serving ritual or divinatory functions. Unlike many neighboring societies, the Gan also possess a historically established institution of kingship that persists to this day.
Small anthropomorphic bronzes may be associated with spiritual beings, protective concepts, and historical figures. Through its extreme verticality, the human body here appears distilled into line, rhythm, and presence.
Selected Bibliography
Goy, Bertrand / Durieu, Maine: Bronzes Gan. La spirale du serpent. Saint-Maur-des-Fossés: Sépia, 2005.
Père, Madeleine: Les Lobi. Tradition et changement. Laval 1988.
Labouret, Henri: Les tribus du rameau Lobi. Paris 1931.
Inv. No. MAZ20608
Height: 20 cm / 20 cm
Weight: 200 g / 190 g
The seller guarantees and can prove that the object was obtained legally. The seller was informed by Catawiki that they had to provide the documentation required by the laws and regulations in their country of residence. The seller guarantees and is entitled to sell/export this object. The seller will provide all provenance information known about the object to the buyer. The seller ensures that any necessary permits are/will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer immediately about any delays in obtaining such permits.
賣家的故事
Gan Bronze Figures
Banfora region, southwestern Burkina Faso
Copper alloy, lost-wax casting
The two slender figures are rendered in a radically elongated style that borders on the linear. Narrow legs, rod-like arms, and tubular bodies support small, elongated heads with only suggested facial features. Raised rings articulate the arms, hips, and joints, adding a rhythmic accent to the fragile silhouettes. The female figure is distinguished by breasts, while the male figure displays a beard and genitals. The irregular, earth-toned oxidized surface retains traces of the casting process, lending the bodies an archaic materiality. Each figure was created as a unique casting using the lost-wax method; consequently, even works conceived as pairs exhibit individual variations.
The Gan (Kaaba/Kaa) people inhabit southwestern Burkina Faso, in the broader Banfora area near the borders with Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Metal art holds a prominent place in their material culture; Gan bronzes include jewelry, amulets, animal representations, figures, and objects serving ritual or divinatory functions. Unlike many neighboring societies, the Gan also possess a historically established institution of kingship that persists to this day.
Small anthropomorphic bronzes may be associated with spiritual beings, protective concepts, and historical figures. Through its extreme verticality, the human body here appears distilled into line, rhythm, and presence.
Selected Bibliography
Goy, Bertrand / Durieu, Maine: Bronzes Gan. La spirale du serpent. Saint-Maur-des-Fossés: Sépia, 2005.
Père, Madeleine: Les Lobi. Tradition et changement. Laval 1988.
Labouret, Henri: Les tribus du rameau Lobi. Paris 1931.
Inv. No. MAZ20608
Height: 20 cm / 20 cm
Weight: 200 g / 190 g
The seller guarantees and can prove that the object was obtained legally. The seller was informed by Catawiki that they had to provide the documentation required by the laws and regulations in their country of residence. The seller guarantees and is entitled to sell/export this object. The seller will provide all provenance information known about the object to the buyer. The seller ensures that any necessary permits are/will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer immediately about any delays in obtaining such permits.
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詳細資料
Rechtliche Informationen des Verkäufers
- Unternehmen:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
- Repräsentant:
- Wolfgang Jaenicke
- Adresse:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
Klausenerplatz 7
14059 Berlin
GERMANY - Telefonnummer:
- +493033951033
- Email:
- w.jaenicke@jaenicke-njoya.com
- USt-IdNr.:
- DE241193499
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